Eerie Charms of the Short Story

Lucifer loses his day job, so he starts his own gig. A little girl's tantrum destroys her toys, but will they lash out in revenge? Can a miserable housewife find a new life for herself in a tear-stained old painting? Stories include a snake deciding the fate of the world, a slot machine choosing life's winners and losers, a malevolent fairy dancing men to their deaths, a couple desperate to escape a train station, the dog-show judge facing death, and more. Patricia A. Guthrie offers a cauldron of eerie delights that will please, delight, and yet terrify you!